​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​NRECA’s most recent analysis of the cooperative retail fuel mix shows that electric cooperative retail sales grew significantly in 2022, rising by 4.8% over 2021 levels. Natural gas exceeded coal as the largest source of power for cooperatives in 2022, and the share of non-hydro renewable resources in the cooperative fuel mix set a new high.​​

Read the details in this advisory:​​​

• ​Advisory: 2022 Analysis​​

Prior Updates:

• 2021 Analysis
  
• 2020 Analysis​
  
• 2019 Analysis​
• 2018 Analysis​
  
• 2017 Analysis​​